United States Senators History by Class - California - Class 3
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# | Office Holder | Party | Entered Office | Age |
Left Office | Age |
Tenure (y|m|d) |
Reason for Leaving |
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| 1 | William M. Gwin | Democratic | Sep 10, 1850 | 44 |
Mar 3, 1855 | 49 | 4y | 5m | 21d | Legislature failed to elect | |
| | William M. Gwin | Democratic | Jan 13, 1857 | 51 |
Mar 3, 1861 | 55 | 4y | 1m | 18d | | |
| 2 | James A. McDougall | Democratic | Mar 4, 1861 | 43 |
Mar 3, 1867 | 49 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Retired | |
| 3 | Cornelius Cole | Republican | Mar 4, 1867 | 44 |
Mar 3, 1873 | 50 | 5y | 11m | 27d | | |
| 4 | Aaron Augustus Sargent | Republican | Mar 4, 1873 | 45 |
Mar 3, 1879 | 51 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Retired | |
| 5 | James T. Farley | Democratic | Mar 4, 1879 | 49 |
Mar 3, 1885 | 55 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Retired | |
| 6 | Leland Stanford | Republican | Mar 4, 1885 | 60 |
Jun 21, 1893 | 69 | 8y | 3m | 17d | Died | |
| 7 | George Hearst | Democratic | Mar 4, 1887 | 66 |
Feb 28, 1891 | 70 | 3y | 11m | 24d | Died | |
| 8 | George C. Perkins | Republican | Jul 26, 1893 | 53 |
Mar 3, 1915 | 75 | 21y | 7m | 5d | Retired | |
| 9 | James D. Phelan | Democratic | Mar 4, 1915 | 53 |
Mar 3, 1921 | 59 | 5y | 11m | 27d | Lost reelection | |
| 10 | Samuel M. Shortridge | Republican | Mar 4, 1921 | 59 |
Mar 3, 1933 | 71 | 11y | 11m | 27d | Lost renomination | |
| 11 | William G. McAdoo | Democratic | Mar 4, 1933 | 69 |
Nov 8, 1938 | 75 | 5y | 8m | 4d | Lost renomination | |
| 12 | Thomas M. Storke | Democratic | Nov 9, 1938 | 61 |
Jan 2, 1939 | 62 | 0y | 1m | 24d | Retired | |
| 13 | Sheridan Downey | Democratic | Jan 3, 1939 | 54 |
Nov 30, 1950 | 66 | 11y | 10m | 27d | Resigned | |
| 14 | Richard Nixon | Republican | Dec 1, 1950 | 37 |
Jan 1, 1953 | 39 | 2y | 1m | 0d | Resigned | |
| 15 | Tom Kuchel | Republican | Jan 2, 1953 | 42 |
Jan 2, 1969 | 58 | 16y | 0m | 0d | Lost renomination | |
| 16 | Alan Cranston | Democratic | Jan 3, 1969 | 54 |
Jan 2, 1993 | 78 | 23y | 11m | 30d | Retired | |
| 17 | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Jan 3, 1993 | 52 |
Jan 2, 2017 | 76 | 23y | 11m | 30d | Retired | |
| 18 | Kamala Harris | Democratic | Jan 3, 2017 | 52 |
Jan 18, 2021 | 56 | 4y | 0m | 15d | Resigned | |
| 19 | Alex Padilla | Democratic | Jan 20, 2021 | 47 |
Incumbent | 52 | 4y | 9m | 28d | Incumbent | |